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MINNEAPOLIS, MN—In a powerful display of their care for love and justice, protesters in Minneapolis burned the word “LOVE” into the city, arranging the inspiring message with homes and businesses set ablaze by their riots. Heartfelt and moving. “We just really wanted to show how much we care about love and social justice by burning …

To claim otherwise is to pervert the message of his life. Among the more contemptible rhetorical tricks used this past weekend was the hijacking of Martin Luther King Jr. to enlist him in the cause of rioting. Celebrities, activists, leading journalistic institutions, and even the Martin Luther King Jr. Center itself are participating in a …

Rihanna has paused all three of her fashion and beauty companies for the day. “We ain’t buying s—t!!! and we ain’t selling s—t neither!! gang gang! #BLACKOUTTUESDAY AF!!!,” the singer, 32, posted on Twitter Tuesday morning. She also shared a picture of a black square as part of the Blackout Tuesday social media campaign, in …

Pink shut down “All Lives Matter” supporters who commented on an Instagram post she shared over the weekend. The exchanges occurred after the “Just Give Me a Reason” singer reposted a portion of Billie Eilish’s statement decrying the “All Lives Matter” movement following the death of George Floyd on May 25. At one point in …

Four St. Louis police officers were shot by an unknown assailant as protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent Monday night, with the city police chief telling reporters early Tuesday morning that gunfire was occurring “as we speak.” St. Louis P.D. chief John Hayden said that all four officers had been hospitalized but …

Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the “shameful” decision of federal park police to use rubber bullets and tear gas to clear protestors from Lafayette Square ahead of President Trump’s visit to historic St. John’s Episcopal Church. After Attorney General William P. Barr appeared in the park, where protesters chanted his name with expletives, the …

Halsey provided first aid to those injured in the protests following George Floyd’s death while in police custody. The “You Should Be Sad” singer, 25, shared photos and videos from the Los Angeles rallies, including pictures of her providing medical attention to those shot with rubber bullets. “With all of our medical professionals being CONSUMED …

Eminem has joined the cause. The 47-year-old rapper announced that his music studio, Shady Records, will be participating in the #BlackoutTuesday campaign, a movement that started within the music industry to symbolize standing against racial injustice. The day has been widely accepted by the public and other businesses, many of whom are posting plain black …

An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of George Floyd found that Floyd died from asphyxia caused by pressure to the neck and back, which stopped blood flow to his brain, attorneys for the family told reporters. Floyd also had no underlying health condition that contributed to his death, according to Dr. Michael Baden, one …

Former president Barack Obama decried the looting and burning of American cities in response to the death of George Floyd, saying it was “compounding the destruction” of inner-city communities and “detracting from the larger cause.” Obama pointed to a viral video of an elderly black Minneapolis resident brought to tears by the situation after rioters …